Neisseria meningitidis ST-11 clonal complex bearing capsule serogroups B, C, or W in Brazil

J Infect. 2013 Jun;66(6):547-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.01.002. Epub 2013 Jan 12.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bacterial Capsules / genetics*
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / epidemiology
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / microbiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neisseria meningitidis / classification*
  • Neisseria meningitidis / genetics
  • Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification
  • Serotyping

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins